The Wheels On The Bus Will Go Round & Round On September 10th!

Three exciting events are scattered throughout the city of Des Moines on September 10^th  and you won’t want to miss them!   

Events, Locations and Times of Events:

Farmers Market (South Marina Park) 10am to 2pm.

Poverty Bay Arts Festival (Marina District) 10am to  4pm.

Poverty Bay Blues & Brews Fest (Beach Park) 12 to 7pm.

You may be asking yourself, “How can I possibly get to them all?” Organizers of the Farmers Market, Arts Festival and the Blues & Brews Fest have arranged for the Des Moines Senior Center shuttle bus to provide courtesy transportation and have created a route that will connect you to the events no matter where you park in town.

There will designated bus stops at the Farmers Market and the Blues & Brews Fest. To catch the shuttle while attending the many locations during the Arts Festival, just “wave down” the driver for a ride to your next stop. The shuttle bus is scheduled to run from 9:45am to 7:30pm.

Below is a handy map for the shuttle bus service.

For more information about the Rotary Club of Des Moines, please visit www.dmrotary.org. 

Your Chance To Win 90 Days Of Free Tickets!

Great news!

The folks at Brown Paper Tickets have  just sweetened the pot.  If you purchase your tickets for the Poverty Bay Blues & Brews on Brown Paper Tickets during this last week of August, not only will you be attending a truly awesome event, you will also automatically be entered in a drawing to win 90 days of free tickets!

Imagine your glorious life as the Grand Prize winner... making it to every bout in your favorite roller derby league, hearing the latest jokes right from the comedians themselves, attending every stage show with the word "amazing" in the title just because you can. That would be a pretty sweet life. Well, for ninety days anyway. (Full sweepstakes details here.)

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Thanks again for  helping us get the word out on this incredible opportunity.   See you at the Blues & Brews Fest on September 10th! 

For more information or to purchase tickets to the Poverty Bay Blues & Brews, please visit Brown Paper Tickets.

Poverty Bay Blues & Brews Featured Brewery: Elliot Bay Brewery - A Leader in Givng Back to the Community

As you are sampling your way through the beer tent at the Poverty Bay Blues & Brews Fest on September 10th, make it a point to stop by the Elliot Bay Brewing Co. to taste their handcrafted organic beers and to thank them for the great work that they do in the community.

Elliott Bay Brewing Co. is a family owned company of high quality neighborhood brewpubs in the Seattle area.  Owners Todd Carden and Brent Norton met in 1994 while working for the  Maritime Pacific Brewing Co. They forged a friendship and explored their common goal and dream of owning and operating their own brewpub. They also met Head Brewer Doug Hindman at Maritime Pacific.

Todd Carmen, Doug Hindman and Brent Norton

 Todd and Brent incorporated the Elliot Bay Brewery in November of 1996.   In March 1997, they began construction of a brewpub in the historic “Junction” of West Seattle.   Elliott Bay Brewhouse and Pub, the company's second brewpub, opened in Burien in March of 2007. The company is the first brewery in Washington to gain organic certification form W.S.D.A. for the vast majority of their beer styles.

Over the past thirteen years, Elliott Bay Brewery & Pub has been a leader in philanthropic support and instrumental in creating an amazing sense of community in the neighborhoods which it serves.  The company supports a progressive company culture and socially responsible business practices and serves on various advisory boards and volunteered time and expertise to many charitable events. Some of the many valuable non-profit groups and worthy causes that Elliot Bay Brewery supports include:

• Burien Fire Victim Fund
• Susan G. Koman
• Breast Cancer Auction & 3-day Walk
• Children’s Hospital
• West Seattle Food Bank
• West Seattle Hi-Yu Festival
• YMCA  

In an interview with the Burien Elliot Bay Brewhouse & Pub General Manager, Michael Goldsmith, when asked about the company's belief in making a difference, he stated, "Giving back and being involved with our community has always been a big part of our culture. We do little advertising and pour that money and effort instead into charitable donations focusing primarily on local schools and kids. We depend on a kind 'of word of mouth' advertising and hope people know and respect us for our efforts. And more directly to your question...why give back to the community? Because from the owners, to brewers, to servers...we all live here and want to be proud of our community".

The Rotary Club of Des Moines is pleased to partner with an organization like Elliot Bay Brewery who believes as strongly as they do about giving back to the community and truly implements the Rotary Moto "Service Above Self".  

For more information about the Poverty Bay Blues & Brews Fest or to purchase tickets, please visit our website at www.dmrotary.org.                                                                                             

Photos From the Celebration at Mason Lake

Foundation Committee Chair, Brian Snure, hosted a party at the family cabin at Mason Lake in celebration of the Rotary Club of Des Moines reaching the Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY) goal (achieved during the first two months of the new year!).  A good time was had by all with boating, water skiing, swimming,  and relaxing (and  even some dancing) by the campfire.  Thanks, Brian and Leslie, for the memories!

Ashley Rusnak Making Waves

Alison Puacunski and Leslie Snure

Glenn Bishop and Mark Rusnak (Brian Snure playing peekaboo in mirror)

President Rusnak ready to take the plunge

Glenn and Eleanor Bishop taking in the scenery

Ashley all smiles while Mark rides the wake

Ashley Rusnak

John Pacunski taking on the wake

The official flag girl - Alison Pacunski

Eleanor Bishop enjoying the sun

Lounging on the lake

Are those rabbit ears?

The kids are next!

Kayla Szpek and Katie Meinecke

Michael Meinecke enjoying one last jump before dinner

Like Brother, Like Sister

Brian, Eleanor and Glenn telling campfire stories

Mark and Ashley

Brian Snure taking it easy.....

.......while wife, Leslie is ready to dance!

Photos courtesy of Lisa Meinecke.  For more information about the Rotary Club of Des Moines, please visit www.dmrotary.org.

Left Hand Smoke Coming to Poverty Bay Blues & Brews Fest

Left Hand Smoke Performing Shine On Everything

The City of Des Moines will be rockin' when the boys of Left Hand Smoke perform at the Poverty Bay Blues & Brews Fest on September 10th at the Des Moines Beach Park!

Since the release of their self-titled debut, Seattle rockers Left Hand Smoke have continued to collect accolades beyond their years: opening for major acts like Maroon 5, Gavin DeGraw, the North Mississippi Allstars, Sam Roberts; jamming with members of Pearl Jam; television licensing deals with prime time shows (ER) and cable channels (Discovery Channel); and most recently, the band was voted Seattle's Best Pop/Rock Band of the Year by readers of the Seattle Weekly.

Since 2005, the band has been fronted by brothers Ben and Will Mish, guitarist Ronan O’Mahony and Andrew Cloutier on drums.  Left Hand Smoke brews up a blend of neo-soul and rock that is influenced by music legends such as the Rolling Stones, Counting Crows, Van Morrison and James Brown, yet  remains original and fresh. 

Enjoy a day on the shores of Puget Sound, listening and dancing to some incredible blues music, while enjoying a variety of fine brews from local breweries. Opening acts will include Little Bill and the Bluenotes, Rod Cook & Toast and the Fabulous Roofshakers with Left Hand Smoke, as the headliner, performing from 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm. Tickets to the event are $25.00 in advance and $30.00 at the gate.  To purchase tickets or for more information, please visit  the Poverty Bay Blues and Brews Fest website.

Des Moines Rotarians Wayne Corey and Ric Jacobson in the News

Article below can be found on the Waterland Blog showcasing the Des Moines Farmers Market's new wine line.  It also highlights our very own Rotarians, Wayne Corey and Ric Jacobson!  Awesome work, Wayne and Ric, on making the City of Des Moines a great place to visit and live!

Des Moines Farmers Market Foundation Launches New Wines

With smoke rising from the chimney of the copper oven and pizza aromas in the air, the Des Moines Farmers Market Foundation recently launched the sale of its own wines with a grand tasting at Corky Cellars in Des Moines.

The Foundation said the tasting event was attended by more than a 100 supporters and was very successful, bringing in $1,500 in sales and donations. These monies and fund raisers like this will help the market to maintain stability for years to come.
The next day the wines went on sale at the market and will be available every Sat from 10 to 2pm at the South Marina Park. The wines will also be available at Corky Cellars during their normal business hours throughout the week.
When at the market stop by the wine booth and President, Wayne Corey will be glad to discuss the Foundation and how anyone can become involved in supporting the market.
The Foundation would like to thank all the market volunteers for staging this event and special thanks go to Ric & Diane Jacobson of Corky Cellars, Marshall Hansen & Walter Smith from Sonny’s Famous East Coast Pizza and Greg and Michaela Masset of the Masset Winery in Yakima for their support of the market and this endeavor.

Tasting Notes:

Here are a few photos courtesy of Justin Suyama, Carmen Scott and Wayne Corey:

Wayne Corey introducing the Farmers Market Wine

Wayne Corey at the Wine Tasting Event at Corky Cellars

Rotarian Alison Pacunski and spouse, John, enjoying the wine tasting event

Corky Cellars' Shop Front displaying the Farmers Mraket Wine Banner    
 

Click here for more information on the Rotary Club of Des Moines.